The Notepad++ website was hijacked by 'malicious actors' last year and security researchers are picking through the wreckage

It's believed that, between June and November 10/December 2, 2025 (independent security experts and its hosting provider ...
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Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
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Use This One Tool to Remove All AI From Windows

Tired of the growing AI bloat in Windows? Forget removing each feature manually. Use this one tool to remove AI from Windows all at once.
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Chinese hackers hit Notepad++ to serve malicious update

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...
GitHub

New AMD Ryzen Master VBS patcher allows AMD Ryzen Master to run while Hyper-V Virtualization is enabled.

Thanks to @TOM_RUS for finding this. This patch disables the VBS check on startup. It does NOT fix what might be the cause of this being disabled. This MAY break functionality, and it MAY stop working ...
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How to remotely invoke applications with PowerShell

Not all applications are created with remote execution in mind. PowerShell provides several ways to invoke applications on ...

Notepad will now tell you all the ways Microsoft has enshittified it

Microsoft is meddling with Notepad again, this time adding a "What's New" screen so users know the latest indignities heaped on the once-humble text editor.